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in syria i think you have five times more air defense systems, some of which are high end air defense systems, higher altitude, longer range. they are collapsed into the western one-third of the country. it is a much denser and more sophisticated system. the u.s. military has the capability to defeat that system, but it would be a greater challenge, take longer, and require more resources. >> fy14 has been called a straight line projection from fy 13. why did the pentagon ought not to make some of the hard choices in the fy14 request, and do you expect to send an extensive amended request to the hill? >> as to why the budget went in without acknowledging the budget control act caps of sequestration, having been a service chief, i can tell you that the act of preparing a budget is comprehensive, complicated, and tedious. sequestration really did not get signed into law until the first of march, meaning when the deal was not made and the continuing resolution came due, that is when it became real. it would be literally impossible for us to have done -- we would've had to do two budgets,
in syria i think you have five times more air defense systems, some of which are high end air defense systems, higher altitude, longer range. they are collapsed into the western one-third of the country. it is a much denser and more sophisticated system. the u.s. military has the capability to defeat that system, but it would be a greater challenge, take longer, and require more resources. >> fy14 has been called a straight line projection from fy 13. why did the pentagon ought not to...
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theve communicated this to secretary of defense. we will communicate this again to folks up and down the chain in areas of authority. i expect consequences. i don't want just more speeches or awareness programs or training but, ultimately, folks look the other way. if we find as someone is engaging in this stuff, they will be held accountable. there will be prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired. , a dishonorably discharged, period. it is not acceptable. >> the house oversight committee holds a hearing this morning on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya that killed four americans. that is live on c-span 3 at 11:30. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls and tweets live on "washington journal." korean the south president speak this morning live at 10:30 eastern. in about 45 minutes, we'll discuss the latest developments in syria and the middle east with a democratic representative from florida, the ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee who is back from a trip from isra
theve communicated this to secretary of defense. we will communicate this again to folks up and down the chain in areas of authority. i expect consequences. i don't want just more speeches or awareness programs or training but, ultimately, folks look the other way. if we find as someone is engaging in this stuff, they will be held accountable. there will be prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired. , a dishonorably discharged, period. it is not acceptable. >> the...
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in sectors like defense, there are issues. this is why pass legislation to have smarter spending cuts in other areas of government to make government more efficient to replace the sequester. they say the sequester is not smart. we didn't insist upon it in the first place. here are better spending cuts to replace the sequester and we stand by those cuts. we think they are smarter. the senate never followed suit. the president just asked for a we thoughtse instead. that would also be counterproductive with respect to the economy. let me get back to my growth point. don't forget it. you need economic growth. if we keep having what we call static revenue increases, and it's really hard to get tax reform. here is where we have differences house well.-- as well. i like patty a lot. we have good, honest agreements with each other. they want tax reform as a means to grow and revenue for the government. we want tax reform as a means to grow the economy and get people back to work. that means lowering tax rates, not keeping high tax rat
in sectors like defense, there are issues. this is why pass legislation to have smarter spending cuts in other areas of government to make government more efficient to replace the sequester. they say the sequester is not smart. we didn't insist upon it in the first place. here are better spending cuts to replace the sequester and we stand by those cuts. we think they are smarter. the senate never followed suit. the president just asked for a we thoughtse instead. that would also be...
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in tripoli, we had -- the defense attach? had persuaded the libyans to fly their c-130 to benghazi and wanted to airlift -- we had -- since we had consolidated at the annex, and the libyan government had now provided us with external security around our facilities we wanted to send further reinforcements to benghazi. we determined that lieutenant gibson and his team of special forces troops should go. the people in benghazi had been fighting all night. they were tired. they were exhausted. we wanted to make sure the airport was secure for their withdrawal. as colonel gibson and his three personnel were -- were getting in the cars, he stopped. and he called them off and said told me that he had not been authorized to go. the vehicles had to go because the flight needed to go to tripoli -- i mean, to benghazi. lieutenant colonel gibson was furious. i had told him to go bring our people home. that's what he wanted to do -- paid me a very nice compliment. i won't repeat it here. so the plane went. i think it landed in benghazi ar
in tripoli, we had -- the defense attach? had persuaded the libyans to fly their c-130 to benghazi and wanted to airlift -- we had -- since we had consolidated at the annex, and the libyan government had now provided us with external security around our facilities we wanted to send further reinforcements to benghazi. we determined that lieutenant gibson and his team of special forces troops should go. the people in benghazi had been fighting all night. they were tired. they were exhausted. we...
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live coverage of the pentagon briefing with defense secretary britishgel and the defense secretary. in 45 minutes, a talk with the former national intelligence director, john negroponte. that a look at the president obama is upcoming trip to mexico. a discussion about propose internet sales tax ♪ host: one of the issues to be discussed today when president obama meets with the new mexican president, enrique peÑa nieto, will be the war on drugs. that is what we want to talk to you about this morning on the "washington journal" as we go through the newspapers and the websites. if you support the war on drugs, (202) 585-3880 is the number for you to call. if you are opposed to it, you can also make a, and dash a comment on our facebook page. you can send it they tweet @cspanwj, of
live coverage of the pentagon briefing with defense secretary britishgel and the defense secretary. in 45 minutes, a talk with the former national intelligence director, john negroponte. that a look at the president obama is upcoming trip to mexico. a discussion about propose internet sales tax ♪ host: one of the issues to be discussed today when president obama meets with the new mexican president, enrique peÑa nieto, will be the war on drugs. that is what we want to talk to you about this...
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for that is an from one a request cabinet head to another, in this case state to the defense. that request must be signed by the cabinet had. have done the initial deployment request plus an extension in the fall. and a second extension would have been in february. she came to tour the facilities and saw the lack of security there, something that she was briefed on by the country team as she visited the site. later, there were the attacks against the facilities. certainly, there's a reasonable expectation her staff would have briefed them on the points. >> could this be concerned about a dod presence being an embarrassment in an embassy? a short answer there. >> that's the way i took it. >> i have another question that has kind of been asked before. in establishing a permanent presence in benghazi, give me a quick flavor of what those discussions were like. >> crystal me in his exit interview with the secretary after he was sworn in, the secretary said we need to make benghazi permanent post and he said, i will make it happen. >> was washington informed of the ambassador's pla
for that is an from one a request cabinet head to another, in this case state to the defense. that request must be signed by the cabinet had. have done the initial deployment request plus an extension in the fall. and a second extension would have been in february. she came to tour the facilities and saw the lack of security there, something that she was briefed on by the country team as she visited the site. later, there were the attacks against the facilities. certainly, there's a reasonable...
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secretary of defense. put in the coalition together. >> i am not sure what we were doing, but that is a secure telephone. must be some foreign leader. this your chair? this looks very much like the situation room. it was very crowded. it will be great for people coming to see it. very much like it. we would have national security council meetings here. i would come down here for certain special briefings during the war. i would come down and ask them what the latest is. you can always call them up on the phone. they had a wonderful group of people management -- manning it. they would have the latest news for the president. >> one of the interesting things, we put a dossier together. seven of the members of the famous gain of eight. -- gang of 8. >> the thing that was good about it, that there were harmonious. they have big differences. mr. president, you've got to make a decision. i would make the decision and they would in there, go forth and supports the decision. we were very lucky to have the teams tha
secretary of defense. put in the coalition together. >> i am not sure what we were doing, but that is a secure telephone. must be some foreign leader. this your chair? this looks very much like the situation room. it was very crowded. it will be great for people coming to see it. very much like it. we would have national security council meetings here. i would come down here for certain special briefings during the war. i would come down and ask them what the latest is. you can always...
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. >> ronald reagan, he made mistakes on defense. the defense budget was not just a waste of money in those eight years, it is what created the war machine that we have used to create so much havoc in the world and create so much anger and problems due out the world that were totally unnecessary that made as an imperial power. that was a real negative. on the other hand, and he did, for the first time since -- thewer stand up for state is not the solution to every problem. ofrefore, the idea technological change, the idea of people should make their own decisions without some big nanny in washington, he stood for all of those things. i agree with all of those things. lost it. he he really did not stand up for closing more of the deficit. ronald reagan spent a lifetime before 1980 as the greatest spendingf deficit there ever was. he left a massive deficit which permitted his followers to say that reagan approved deficits do not matter. reagan with former budget director david stockman sunday at 8:00. >> a bipartisan policy center disc
. >> ronald reagan, he made mistakes on defense. the defense budget was not just a waste of money in those eight years, it is what created the war machine that we have used to create so much havoc in the world and create so much anger and problems due out the world that were totally unnecessary that made as an imperial power. that was a real negative. on the other hand, and he did, for the first time since -- thewer stand up for state is not the solution to every problem. ofrefore, the...
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cretary defense hagel held a press conference today as well. among the topics that was talked about was arming the syria rebels, which the president addressed in his news conference. the news conference from the entagon is about 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. secretary hammond and i just completed a productive session regarding our country's common interests. i would like to thank you secretary hammond for the u.k.'s strong partnership and his friendship. in march, i met with the u.k. combined chief conference. at that meeting that was recreated as a gath aring of the military leadership during world war ii. revolved around our continued partnership. our history of being allied in common interest and common values continues to strength the rip of our two militaries. the discussion we've had today, which we'll continue this evening, reflect our shared sire to deepen our defense cooperation. i discussed with secretary hammond my travels to the middle ast, including iran and syria. i expressed gratitude of british forces in afghanistan. i would al
cretary defense hagel held a press conference today as well. among the topics that was talked about was arming the syria rebels, which the president addressed in his news conference. the news conference from the entagon is about 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. secretary hammond and i just completed a productive session regarding our country's common interests. i would like to thank you secretary hammond for the u.k.'s strong partnership and his friendship. in march, i met with the u.k....
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and defense secretary hagel talks about syria. >> ronald reagan i think massively made mistakes in defense. the defense budget is not just a waste of money in those eight years, but it is what created machineish chain -- war and created so much anger and problems throughout the world that were totally unnecessary. -- it is face interview madeimperial power. -- it made us face imperial power. the government, the state is not the solution to every problem. the idea of entrepreneurs, the idea of technological change and the idea that people should make of a own decisions instead big nanny in washington, he stood for all those things. i agree with those things. that puts a plus in the plus column. he really needed to stand up for closing more deficits. ronald reagan's spent of time before 1980 as the greatest of deficitonent spending there ever was. he left a legacy of massive deficit that permitted his followers -- that was a historical, you know of enormous proportions. >> more from david stockman sunday at 8 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." next, columbia university's journalism school examines medi
and defense secretary hagel talks about syria. >> ronald reagan i think massively made mistakes in defense. the defense budget is not just a waste of money in those eight years, but it is what created machineish chain -- war and created so much anger and problems throughout the world that were totally unnecessary. -- it is face interview madeimperial power. -- it made us face imperial power. the government, the state is not the solution to every problem. the idea of entrepreneurs, the...
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. >> this morning the department of defense released a press release. "the team leader called spatial relations -- special relations africa -- reported the intention to remove -- to move his team to benghazi aboard the libyan c-130, and as the mission and benghazi at that point had shifted to evacuation, the special operations command africa operations center directed hinted continue providing support to the embassy in tripoli. we continue to believe there was nothing this group could have done had they arrived in benghazi, and they performed superbly in tripoli. in fact won the first aircraft arrived in tripoli, these four played a key role in receiving, treating, and moving the wounded. i would like to yield the rest of my time to mr. connolly. >> i thank my colleagues. >> does the gentlelday want that in the record? >> yes. >> mr. hicks, you said rather emphatically that the video had no material impact in libya. i am a is correct. i am a you talked several times about several decisions with the prime minister, who referred to it as a terrorist act,
. >> this morning the department of defense released a press release. "the team leader called spatial relations -- special relations africa -- reported the intention to remove -- to move his team to benghazi aboard the libyan c-130, and as the mission and benghazi at that point had shifted to evacuation, the special operations command africa operations center directed hinted continue providing support to the embassy in tripoli. we continue to believe there was nothing this group...
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ground troops and defense spending cuts. live coverage from the center for strategic and international study starts at 9:00 eastern on c-span two. later in the morning on c-span, former state department officials from the george w. bush administration will discuss the use of drones and targeted killings. we will also hear from governor thomas cain. that is at 10:00 eastern from the bipartisan policy center. president obama held a news conference tuesday on the 100th day of his second term. he covered a number of topics, including the boston marathon bombing investigation, syria, immigration, and sequestration. this is about 50 minutes. [inaudible] president obama: hello, everybody. hello. good afternoon -- or good morning, everybody. i am here to answer questions in honor of ed henry, as he wraps up his tenure as president of the white house correspondents' association. ed, because of that, you get the first question. congratulations. >> thank you, sir. i really appreciate that. and i hope we can go back to business and bein
ground troops and defense spending cuts. live coverage from the center for strategic and international study starts at 9:00 eastern on c-span two. later in the morning on c-span, former state department officials from the george w. bush administration will discuss the use of drones and targeted killings. we will also hear from governor thomas cain. that is at 10:00 eastern from the bipartisan policy center. president obama held a news conference tuesday on the 100th day of his second term. he...